New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-15
sr7DGE BARRETT MIsQUOTED.
no. srrcKNEY TOLD so ALPHABETICALLY.
u SLIGHT YLuRRY IN THE SHARP TRAL-sriLL
VACANT SEAT.

VACANT SEAT.
4 hcuouet Of roses and honeysucKle anu 'a.s W
ssnsrs adorned Judge Barretts desk yesterday
trn;ny when the Sharp case was resuheu' iee
coated no end Of pleasant Thoughts aoou. e, -
"a igbt and such things, but as matter Oh 'ao' ~
rad a npisance for the water overhowea on INC
yndge,s desk and had tosbe mopped up win plo''ns
ner Il was good panel that was ara"n uPc ~
t.rdav INIT the number OF absentees was as'o" S,
Tbose who wish to escape jury services Az s"'
ease usually do 50 by discovering tna1 .ne! 80
.ro,o oninion or a strong prejudice against
~, that necessitstes waiting in court long pouIe
Inns until ones name is called MANY Oh Nv ornd an
tsolid' who we're summ mon hv sending physi
s.s;er method to escape ms was ny roOs - -
go certificates OF ill-heath etc Some 'hr'y Ut
.an ere cent TO the Judge. One woaid inner 'na'
Nawyork ia suffering from some epidcm'c Ius' ~"
rh;ch rages almost exclusively among rlcn men'
lv one-ba f of those summone dld not responu W mon
Ina But doubtless when the proper time comes
n n'u r;u no able to show good why they
h,ld not he fined $1OU. The fttynne taiesmeh
examined Welded only juror, and as another h'n
- Lat out of the box inn edately alter the new Juror
OFT INTO it, matters stood practically us' apou' Us
thew did before. n...o ,do,ai bis
aoo;sion in the case of young John Vanderbilt who
had exhored Juror Hudson not to be too nara Oh .he
ld man and was in Consequence held ior attemPteu
ON bracery The decision was as follows;
Upon an examination of this charge am satisfied that
ueaSng Juror he dd he had no criminal nsn intent
IsnSensSe and defendant should have realized mat
me Re' nsce but the defendants youth his
psculaf emperament good character ana
aaisscchsTsoa.
Young Vanderbilt such lecture as caused peni'ent tears
10 trckle down his cheeks , A.,
the ono of Gs 1d e Sines
X.
rraver at No. $50 Bowery. was III the chair ana MI
in his Ds1ay M fa Ia@bT sa T nPcs G
the testimoney of nformers. Mr. semple had put the
any opposition o@ sSP
But this time Mr. sCGnsy got it into h ns aea oo ina!
worth fighting about He said:
to the Ss of S II The n by %T
semi opino1 is With Of
testimony thereby disclosing n advance me nature 81 'ng
40 mol mean TO imply that prosecution packing the jury
put a en me- iH' Unde The courts ruling all
save prejudice against the evidence OF rsan @
al have such pTejuce-are dlsquaIhe anu
Mr Norhe question has been and decided
that reason for nrgng again the arguments
Jare Briei ai to Object the discussion 1t
has no sTd sh' on eW That 10 PASS
notice. s...o..,,nr,v,-1 ,,trs your Honor mu.,
have me. certainly had no intention oil mis-
Jad barrett ,cmphatcallylI don't know what your In
have been but pad attention 10 your
Mr. scknev Gsishty aReressvel-Ihe defendant in this
case icnty handicapped already hope the Court
will the burden by making any reflections on his
julie Barrelt-I d, not intend to reflect on any
here S S"D his his 6ssn
wr ,u'ng WIS rot that Jurors disqualified because
n %t f IL re y b" no MISUNDERSTANDING about il viii
rcp y ruling When jurors testify hat their pIeludGe'
aihou evten'e Of sccompces and iniormers be com
s 81 n t," or aise vet owing to their extreme pTeu
line Of evidence they admit, under O2tn tat
they viii yoaIe their oatts and disregard and su0vert
di.guaaei from sitting the Jury And that Is the only
lie en- admt thai they can lake the evidence submitted
then e son & sonn az G%
choose but finally disregard it utterly as IL had never
where uors gone urter ami said they would absolute
led VIXEN was tor them 10 decide whether such testimony
should o. have I hev o @nG n nSVs b
ieve such testimony unless which
IN In any sense packet contrary course had been followed
,or consider testimony which they ought to consider h.d
admitted the jury box then might be said that the
With this Judge Barrett concluded his clear statement
of the situation and after few remarks from exJudge
Nelson to which Judge Byrrett replied, the episode
Mr. sempe continued his examination OF Mr.. Trum-
bull became satisfied with him aud withdrew the chat
Mr. stckney challenged for the defence. Mr. Trum-
bull admitted that he held an opinion but thought ne
could decide the case on me Judge Barrett
elusive evidence 10 offset his opinion Judge Barrett
sustained the challenge Tor tie defence.
Leondas A. Van Pragg, clothing manufacturer living
at No. 22s West Northumberland thrtieth-s St. had
decided opinion and besides knew Louis May OF the
incorporators of the Broadway Railroad For these
sufficient reasons he was excused Mr. Van Pragg enjoys
the distinction OF being member OF the jury which
victed Boss -" Tweed. In conversation subsequently
he said that In those days such pretexts were EN-
ployed for dsquafying jurors as were deemed salts
factory now. Wherefore he thought that the present
system of selecting jurors needed reforming.
After recess qualified the satisfaction of the
LAWYERS on both sides He was Jacques Kahn a manu-
facrer OF mirrors OF No rs SpriDgs and living at No.
22l East Sxtethst He had an Impression derived from
render verdict according the evidence nowithstand
ing that Then there twelve men In the box.
Curiosity satisfied AS TO who would be sac
rfced Judge Barrett summoned MT Nlcol ana DIT.
Stickney "A little private conference. The three heads
together for few minutes and Judge Barrett ad
dressing the ninth juror. said:
Mr. Fairchd have spoken you talked
about and Will you IN obeence TO your request
urgently made for good and sufficient reasons
II became known subsequently that these good and
sufficient were his acquaintance with Alderman
obstacle this would be his rendering
fair verdict until he had talesman after taesman
rejected for having acquaintance however slight with
any Alderman, even an untainted Alderman. Nobody
was found to take his place before the days panel was
exhausted.
The jury now stands as follows
No. / Wiley J. Garfield. publisher, II Readest
No. 2-0wen q. Schimmel. preserves lJ3 Warren-st
No. -Aeiasder I; Clarke, broker. Cooper Union.
No 6-wllism X Mead architect 81 Broadway.
No IA Howard Hopping Importer +oS Broone-st
No David Clark son. commission merchant 1873 Pearl ST
No 9-Vacant
No io-Tboodors Kauneld teas. 9. whitest
No. ll-Samuel Palmer. grocer. 1856 Bowery
No. l2-Azor s. Marvin. safes 265 Broadway.
There will DO panel hand to-day, and the
viii be resumed at IL a.
THE PARKS MUST BE KEPT FOR THE PEOPLE
n IL